Tag: Birds
It’s OK to feed wild birds – here are some tips...
Julian Avery, Pennsylvania State University
Millions of Americans enjoy feeding and watching backyard birds. Many people make a point of putting food out in winter,...
Animals large and small once covered North America’s prairies – and...
Joel Berger, Colorado State University and Jon Beckmann, University of Nevada, Reno
In the grip of winter, the North American prairies can look deceptively barren....
Re-creating live-animal markets in the lab lets researchers see how pathogens...
Richard Bowen, Colorado State University and Alan Rudolph, Colorado State University
Nobody yet knows for sure the definitive origins of the newly recognized coronavirus now...
How do we know when a species at risk has recovered?...
H. Resit Akcakaya, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
Around the world, animals and plants are disappearing at alarming rates. In May...
Complex birdsongs help biologists piece together the evolution of lifelong learning
Cristina Robinson, Vanderbilt University; Kate Snyder, Vanderbilt University, and Nicole Creanza, Vanderbilt University
Bonjour! Ni hao! Merhaba! If you move to a new country as...
Curious kids: Why don’t hummingbirds get fat or sick from drinking...
Jessica Pollock, Boise State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
Why do birds sing?
David Steadman, University of Florida
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
Sexual selection in action: Birds that attract multiple mates change their...
Nicole Creanza, Vanderbilt University and Kate Snyder, Vanderbilt University
How do individuals choose their mates? Why are some more successful at attracting mates than others?
These...
EXPLORING NATURE
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma
